DIY Brides-How did/are you tackling storage?

My wedding is still 9 months away. We have a large house, and I have a huge craft room. BUT, once the wedding stuff is made it has to be stored. Plus, all that room for linens, plates, gifts for wedding party, etc. I am just about to go through it all for the “final” put-away.

Anyone up for sharing their tips for storing and organizing their wedding stuff–all in attempt to decrease chaos and stress in the week(s) leading up to the wedding. I would love to read what is working (or worked) for you.

I live in a small apartment, FI lives in a separate apartment in another state and our wedding is taking place on the other side of the county. I too am having storage issues! So far it all fits into my closet, but i think the space under my bed and on my floor will become valuable over the next two months! haha

I, thankfully, have a nice big walk-in type closet and that’s where I keep everything. The only downside–i’m almost out of room! I try to do a tetris-type of thing so I can compact it and organize it the best way possible without damaging anything.

@arielmerms: Yippee date twin 🙂 The spare bedroom is will be serving many functions for us too.

I decided to use very large totes that can be stacked, and stacked, and stacked. There will be a wall of wedding in the spare bedroom and in the garage.

@housebee: I love the idea of the pictures and it works well once you have everything.

I think I will use a moving/storage ap to keep track of it all. “My Things” and “Space Kit” are two free ones that I downloaded to my smart phone. They both allow for pictures, detailed lists, and where the box/stuff is. I’ll try it out and see how they work.

I think all of our stuff fit into a storage tote, a reusable bag, and a small box. I had the runners ironed and thrown over a hanger hung on a closet door, and the rest in the storage tote/boxes stacked next to my desk. We did have our ceremony backdrop, but that was stored at MIL’s house.

@wabanzi: Our wedding will be at my parent’s house in NH, while we live in San Francisco, so I am just shipping things as they are completed. My parents have about 10 times as much storage space as we do, so they have plenty of room for it all.